Is GRIN2A p.Arg293= (c.879G>A) pathogenic?

GRIN2A p.Arg293= (c.879G>A) is classified Likely benign in GRIN2A (ClinVar, Single submitter, 1 submitter; last evaluated 2020-01-18). Very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr); Associated with Landau-Kleffner syndrome.

What condition is associated with GRIN2A p.Arg293= (c.879G>A)?

GRIN2A p.Arg293= (c.879G>A) is associated with Landau-Kleffner syndrome (ClinVar).

How common is GRIN2A p.Arg293= (c.879G>A) in the general population?

GRIN2A p.Arg293= (c.879G>A) is very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr) (gnomAD).

How is Landau-Kleffner syndrome inherited?

Typically Autosomal dominant, Unknown (Orphanet). A genetic counselor can assess individual risk for a family.

GRIN2A p.Arg293=

c.879G>A · rs2141630122 · VCV1134879

Likely benign Single submitter

Classification

Likely benign

ClinVar

Review

Single submitter ★☆☆☆

ClinVar · 1 submitter

gnomAD v4.1

Rare

very rare (popmax 0.00133%, afr)

Conditions

Landau-Kleffner syndrome

Computational evidence

Protein change
Missense predictors do not apply to this variant type; conservation carries the signal.
Splicing
SpliceAI	<0.2	no splice effect predicted · four deltas, not one · how we know
Constraint at this position
Conservation	phyloP 0.78	GERP -0.089, phastCons 1
Overall
CADD	8.924	PHRED · no single calibrated threshold — expert panels disagree

Population frequency

gnomAD v4.1 · exomes + genomes

Grpmax group 0.00133% African / African-American · 1/75,034 alleles

Overall 6.2e-05% 1/1,613,964 alleles · very rare exomes 1/1,461,704 · genomes 0/152,260 · joint denominator

Rarity supports pathogenicity (ACMG PM2); frequency above a disease-specific BA1/BS1 threshold argues against it. A variant frequent in one ancestry group can be near-absent in others, so a single global figure can mislead.

Variant & gene context

Gene: GRIN2A
Protein: p.Arg293=
Coding: c.879G>A
MANE Select: NM_001134407
dbSNP: rs2141630122
Type: single nucleotide variant
Location: chr16:9938087 (GRCh38)
Gene constraint: LOEUF 0.268 · pLI 1.00 · ClinGen HI 3/3 (gnomAD)
Structure: AlphaFold pLDDT 60.70 · 37 PDB
Residue 293: an α-helix; a UniProt-annotated variant site (found in schizophrenia; uncertain significance; loss of function in ion transmembrane transport; the channel is not activated by glutamate)

Full GRIN2A gene report on Sugi Atlas → Gene function, pathways, protein structure, interactions & more

Disease context

Landau-Kleffner syndrome — disease report on Sugi Atlas → Associated genes, phenotypes, clinical trials & treatments

For Landau-Kleffner syndrome (Orphanet):

Inheritance: Autosomal dominant, Unknown
Onset: Childhood
Prevalence: 1-9 / 1 000 000 (Japan)

Similar variants

GRIN2A p.Arg293Met Uncertain significance ★ ⚠ same residue
GRIN2A c.1007+1G>A Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
GRIN2A c.1007+1G>T Pathogenic ★★ same condition
GRIN2A c.1123-2A>G Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
GRIN2A c.1497+1G>T Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
GRIN2A c.2007+1G>T Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
GRIN2A c.2168+1G>C Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition
GRIN2A c.415-2A>G Likely pathogenic ★★ same condition

Built on 18 open, versioned datasets — ClinVar, gnomAD, AlphaMissense, REVEL, ClinGen & more — plus Sugi Variant's own cross-source analysis. Source data 2026-01–2026-10, ClinVar 2026-10. Full sources & versions →

Cite Sugi Variant

Gür T. Sugi Variant: A Deterministic Per-Variant Germline Reference from a Knowledge Graph for Humans and AI Agents. 2026. doi:10.5281/zenodo.21509445. This variant: https://sugi.bio/variant/grin2a-p-arg293 (accessed [today's date]).

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